tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4483521446511265220..comments2024-03-28T17:39:34.611-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: HID FROM OUR EYES and Hot Red-Headed Men II: The RedheadegeddonJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34838560778000592732017-01-25T15:48:45.310-05:002017-01-25T15:48:45.310-05:00Is this from the next Clare/Russ novel or is this ...Is this from the next Clare/Russ novel or is this going to be a standalone starring Kevin? Have been wondering and WONDERING when we will see them again!catseyez22003https://www.blogger.com/profile/13084441765515418961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91640858622488824392015-06-28T15:30:25.547-04:002015-06-28T15:30:25.547-04:00Nice pictures, thanks :-).
Intriguing excerpt. A ...Nice pictures, thanks :-).<br /><br />Intriguing excerpt. A little too much with the dialect but possibly because it's just an excerpt. Sometimes as a reader you just have to get into the rhythm of the dialect and then it's fine and makes the character seem more authentic. Can't wait for more!Grandma Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709540756822695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84755458809848898482015-06-28T08:41:39.887-04:002015-06-28T08:41:39.887-04:00Tried to leave a comment yesterday but it didn'...Tried to leave a comment yesterday but it didn't work, hopefully it will today! Let me start by saying that I've read lots of your books and loved them and the characters, so please take what I say as just well meaning feedback from someone who enjoys your writing! I'm Irish and find the dialog very off putting. Not all Irish people drop their "th" or "t" sounds, but this feeds a stereotype. <br />Even if this character did, I don't think it's truly accurate. For example, I saw somewhere he said the word "t'inking". Now, if he was someone who'd drop the "h", he would also drop the "g" at the end and would say it something like t'inkin'. But that kind of dialog, with continually changed and inaccurate spelling to reflect it, I find totally distracting. And I'm not just saying that because you're writing with an "Oirosh" accent! I don't really understand the purpose of it, and find that it's usually something reserved for "bad guys" in books. Now I know Kevin is a good guy, but it's in the portrayal of a baddies that this is used. Can authors not just allude to the accent of someone without having to portray it in the way they write. Good guys in books will also have an accent, even if more "local" geographically, but this isn't portrayed in the written version of their speech.<br />Sorry if I seem critical, but you asked, and I can't let on it's not distracting and slightly annoying!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428415348929079924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26162042092518435882015-06-27T18:44:55.966-04:002015-06-27T18:44:55.966-04:00I agree the dialect is spot-on. Enough to maintai...I agree the dialect is spot-on. Enough to maintain the feeling of the accent in print, but not too much that it's difficult to read. CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FULL BOOK!!!!fourkidsrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878383825078106691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55928020834601183042015-06-27T16:59:26.444-04:002015-06-27T16:59:26.444-04:00I tried to leave a lengthy comment earlier, and my...I tried to leave a lengthy comment earlier, and my laptop went off. Having a lot of trouble with it lately. So, here is my condensed version. I love the character of Kevin, and I've enjoyed watching him grow from a gangly insecure young man to a confident, take-charge man. Of course, now I am worried a out the dangerous situation he's involved in. Can't wait to read more, and the dialect sounds great to me. Thanks, Julia, for sharing this wonderful teaser!<br /><br />Oh, and thanks, Julia, for all the hard work on the hot redheaded men pics. Much appreciated!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33497434067564114282015-06-27T14:54:00.197-04:002015-06-27T14:54:00.197-04:00The dialect is just right. It's important to m...The dialect is just right. It's important to me, as a reader, that dialect not distract me from the story. Believe me, your use of dialect here did NOT distract me; on the contrary, I can't wait to read the book!Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71339324416933670462015-06-27T12:34:35.094-04:002015-06-27T12:34:35.094-04:00You had me at Damien Lewis. You had me at Damien Lewis. WENDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853203454861717860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59444146449957972032015-06-27T11:27:29.676-04:002015-06-27T11:27:29.676-04:00Great scene, and loving Kevin, so confident in a s...Great scene, and loving Kevin, so confident in a scary situation. I think the dialect is just fine. The main thing is the rhythm of the speech.<br /><br />Julia, can't wait to read this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Oh, and thanks for the gingers. Always a treat.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14694638248798319412015-06-27T11:10:35.357-04:002015-06-27T11:10:35.357-04:00Love this! I usually hate dialect, an can believe ...Love this! I usually hate dialect, an can believe the accent if you just say (somehow) "with his Irish accent." But this taste of it is great. One just has to (I'm saying too much here, but whatever) get past the first instance, realize it's accent, and then you're fine to go on. At that point, you hear it, I think.. Hurray!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31253085197185480222015-06-27T10:34:47.025-04:002015-06-27T10:34:47.025-04:00Delish! A wonderful start to the morning. Having g...Delish! A wonderful start to the morning. Having grown around Irish speakers, I agree, the dialect is fine. You carried it off without parody. Jennifer has a point about the cadence and word choice. It gives a writer latitude to carry the accent and use standard spelling.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3444062224085177952015-06-27T10:23:30.879-04:002015-06-27T10:23:30.879-04:00The Irish is just enough. Mostly, with British Is...The Irish is just enough. Mostly, with British Isles accents (including Welsh and Scots with the Irish) it's as much cadence as pronunciation and word choice. Irish English is just so much more <i>lyrical</i> than American English.Jennifer Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115866986637597240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70332722613495802392015-06-27T10:11:57.983-04:002015-06-27T10:11:57.983-04:00I also wed a redhead. They are the cutest. I like ...I also wed a redhead. They are the cutest. I like Simon Pegg, myself. <br /><br />Rumor has it Damian Lewis will be the next 007. Ginger Bond! I can dig it.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81284450881425268782015-06-27T10:05:59.660-04:002015-06-27T10:05:59.660-04:00And Joan, thanks for seeing a resemblance to Russ ...And Joan, thanks for seeing a resemblance to Russ - that's what I was going for. Kevin's learned how to be a competent grown-up from his role model, the chief.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63448553757649432092015-06-27T10:04:25.083-04:002015-06-27T10:04:25.083-04:00I hope you all appreciate the time and effort I pu...I hope you all appreciate the time and effort I put in, slaving for hours over a hot computer, looking at pictures of gorgeous ginger men. All for you, dear Reds and readers.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88447702372722959212015-06-27T09:10:20.797-04:002015-06-27T09:10:20.797-04:00Now, I must say, this was an enjoyable way to st...Now, I must say, this was an enjoyable way to start my day. :-) Thank you for sharing the scene with us and now I'm even more impatient for the book!<br />Dialect - Just right.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77857783800301375592015-06-27T08:51:57.760-04:002015-06-27T08:51:57.760-04:00Starting the day with coffee and gingers.... Thank...Starting the day with coffee and gingers.... Thanks, Julia! P.S. Dialect is great. Just enough.Susan Elia MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349842866995778987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33150707665728872502015-06-27T08:02:02.883-04:002015-06-27T08:02:02.883-04:00I thought the dialect was just right, Julia. And a...I thought the dialect was just right, Julia. And any day I get to start my morning with Hot Red-headed Men is a good day!Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42846789306608554252015-06-27T07:25:12.062-04:002015-06-27T07:25:12.062-04:00Love the tension in this... and no the dialect isn...Love the tension in this... and no the dialect isn't too much at all.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73228414371587521392015-06-27T04:54:04.694-04:002015-06-27T04:54:04.694-04:00Kevin has really come into his own as a police off...Kevin has really come into his own as a police officer and certainly seems to have his undercover assignment well in hand. Here he reminds me of Russ, competent and in charge; Kevin Flynn's rookie days are far behind him.<br />Nevertheless, it's difficult not to worry for him just a bit . . . Easy is shrewd and I'm willing to bet he's definitely not making idle threats. <br /><br />I didn't find the dialect troublesome at all; it seemed quite natural in this scene. <br />Thanks for this piece [and for the gorgeous guys!] . . . I am so anxious to read the rest of this story!Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com